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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

An thou wert mine ain thing
Language: English 
An thou wert mine ain thing,
O I wou'd love thee, I wou'd love thee,
An thou wert mine ain thing,
How dearly wou'd I love thee.
 
Of race divine thou needs must be,
Since naething earthly equals thee;
For Heaven's sake, O favour me,
Wha only live to love thee.
An thou wert mine ain thing, &c.
 
Tho' I were number'd wi' the dead,
My saul should hover round thy head:
I may be turned a silent shade,
But never cease to love thee. --
An thou wert mine ain thing, &c.
 
And when at last thou lovely maid!
A drooping flow'r, thyself shalt fade,
I'll watch thy gentle parting shade,
And then for ever love thee. --

Glossary
An = if

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "An thou wert mine ain thing", JHW. XXXII/3 no. 167, Hob. XXXIa:164. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-12
Line count: 18
Word count: 117

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